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The Sandbaggers

The best spy series in television history.

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The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and American intelligence specialists.

Type:

Movie

Genre:

Thriller

Release:

1978-09-18

Year:

2024

Language:

English

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